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Daytona 500 1998 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 33
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$6,379,965	Race Date:	Feb 15, 1998	Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:	Concluded Under Caution	Race Duration:	2Hr 53Min 42Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	13 Among / 8 Drivers	Average Speed:	172.712 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	43	No. of Cautions:	3 For 9 Laps	daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt	Driver:	Bobby Labonte B. Labonte	Chevrolet:	9
Car No.:	#3 Chevrolet	Car No.:	#18 Pontiac	Pontiac:	0
Team:	Richard Childress Racing	Team:	Joe Gibbs Racing	Ford:	0
Crew Chief:	Larry McReynolds	Crew Chief:	Jimmy Makar
Laps Led:	107 of 200	Pole Speed:	192.415 MPH

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Official 1998 Daytona 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	3	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	185	200	107	Running
2	1	18	Bobby Labonte B. LabonteBobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries	175	200	22	Running
3	13	12	Jeremy Mayfield J. MayfieldJeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1	165	200	0	Running
4	31	33	Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen Schrader	Skoal Bandit	160	200	0	Running
5	12	2	Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty Wallace	Miller Lite	160	200	4	Running
6	10	36	Ernie Irvan E. IrvanErnie Irvan	Skittles	150	200	0	Running
7	21	97	Chad Little C. LittleChad Little	John Deere	146	200	0	Running
8	8	31	Mike Skinner M. SkinnerMike Skinner	Lowe's	147	200	1	Running
9	6	21	Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael Waltrip	CITGO	138	200	0	Running
10	19	94	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	McDonald's	134	200	0	Running
11	39	44	Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty	Hot Wheels	130	200	0	Running
12	22	4	Bobby Hamilton B. HamiltonBobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film	127	200	0	Running
13	2	5	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	129	200	2	Running
14	32	50	Ricky Craven R. CravenRicky Craven	Budweiser	121	200	0	Running
15	7	23	Jimmy Spencer J. SpencerJimmy Spencer	Winston	118	200	0	Running
16	29	24	Jeff Gordon J. GordonJeff Gordon	DuPont	120	200	56	Running
17	16	9	Lake Speed L. SpeedLake Speed	Cartoon Network	112	200	0	Running
18	17	43	John Andretti J. AndrettiJohn Andretti	STP	109	200	0	Running
19	38	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr. K. Irwin, Jr. (R)Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline	106	199	0	Running
20	37	16	Ted Musgrave T. MusgraveTed Musgrave	PRIMESTAR	103	199	0	Running
21	26	13	Jerry Nadeau J. Nadeau (R)Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial	100	199	0	Running
22	3	40	Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling Marlin	Coors Light	102	199	2	Running
23	23	73	Mike Wallace M. WallaceMike Wallace	X1-R	94	199	0	Running
24	42	11	Brett Bodine B. BodineBrett Bodine	Paychex	91	199	0	Running
25	9	22	Ward Burton W. BurtonWard Burton	MBNA America	88	199	0	Running
26	28	42	Joe Nemechek J. NemechekJoe Nemechek	BellSouth	90	199	6	Running
27	34	90	Dick Trickle D. TrickleDick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons	82	198	0	Running
28	41	41	Steve Grissom S. GrissomSteve Grissom	Kodiak	79	198	0	Running
29	18	95	Andy Hillenburg A. HillenburgAndy Hillenburg	Shoney's Inn	76	198	0	Running
30	27	75	Rick Mast R. MastRick Mast	Remington Arms	73	197	0	Running
31	25	7	Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey Bodine	Philips	70	197	0	Running
32	30	77	Robert Pressley R. PressleyRobert Pressley	Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul	67	197	0	Running
33	43	17	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Speedblock / Builders Square	64	196	0	Running
34	5	88	Dale Jarrett D. JarrettDale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit	61	196	0	Running
35	36	47	Billy Standridge B. StandridgeBilly Standridge	Fans Can Race	58	196	0	Running
36	35	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Team Realtree	55	193	0	Running
37	11	30	Derrike Cope D. CopeDerrike Cope	Gumout	52	191	0	Running
38	15	6	Mark Martin M. MartinMark Martin	Valvoline	49	187	0	Running
39	24	98	Greg Sacks G. SacksGreg Sacks	Thorn Apple Valley Meats	46	173	0	Running
40	14	99	Jeff Burton J. BurtonJeff Burton	Exide Batteries	43	160	0	Engine
41	33	1	Steve Park S. Park (R)Steve Park	Pennzoil	40	158	0	Ignition
42	40	10	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Tide	37	117	0	Ignition
43	20	91	Kevin Lepage K. Lepage (R)Kevin Lepage	Pionite	34	78	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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